After a decade, a new Venezuelan species of Corydalus Latreille (Megaloptera, Corydalidae, Corydalinae) is discovered

By

Califre Martins, Caleb
Azevêdo, Carlos
Hamada, Neusa
Grillet, Maria
Contreras-Ramos, Atilano

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1111

Pages

339--353

Subjects

Aquatic insects , Biodiversity , Corydalinae , dobsonfly , Neotropics , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1111.76884

 

Abstract

A new species of dobsonfly from Venezuela,Corydalus ralphiMartins, Azevêdo, Hamada & Contreras,sp. nov., was discovered a decade after the last description of a species of this genus in the country. The new species is morphologically similar toC. wanningeriContreras-Ramos & von der Dunk, sharing a uniform reddish coloration of body and wings and similar male genitalic structures. Likewise, it shares this particular coloration withC. neblinensisContreras-Ramos but the genitalic structure fits within theC. crossiContreras-Ramos species group. Two specimens, one male and one female, were collected on Tarotá River, in the Gran Sabana region, Canaima National Park, in southern Venezuela. A key to identify males of the Venezuelan species ofCorydalusis provided.